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Hundreds of people question Oakland police leaders and Alameda County DA over robberies, carjackings

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

OAKLAND — High-profile instances of women being carjacked and robbed in the Oakland Hills and other nearby neighborhoods took center stage Thursday night at a community meeting that saw frustrations boil over amid a perceived lack of safety in parts of the city.Concerns over violent muggings dominated the standing-room only town hall, which drew hundreds of people to the city’s Montclair District, for a rare chance to at once publicly question city police leaders and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price on how to cut down crime in Oakland.Her voice occasionally wavering, one woman described being held at gunpoint on July 1 while multiple assailants took her vehicle on Skyline Boulevard. She said she no longer feels safe living in Oakland.“They took my bags, they took everything,” said the woman, who identified herself only as Amy. “What are we doing to prevent this? It shouldn’t happen at any time of day.”“OPD is not asleep &#...

Musicians deal with stingy streamers and AI threats, too. So why aren’t they on strike?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

By August Brown and Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Every day, Joey DeFrancesco hears from fellow musicians who see actors and screenwriters on strike, and wish they were on a picket line too.“A lot of musicians are really angry now. I get messages all the time asking ‘Why aren’t we on strike?'” said DeFrancesco, guitarist for the rock band Downtown Boys and co-founder of the activist nonprofit group United Musicians and Allied Workers. “Writers and actors are on strike demanding changes in how streaming platforms compensate labor. They’re fighting at the bargaining table. Most musicians don’t even have a seat at that table.”All the fears and complaints that Hollywood actors and writers have about low streaming-service payouts and threats of digital replacement are an ever-present reality for musicians and songwriters, too. Yet the rockers, pop singers and hip-hop artists who create the vast majority of music we consum...

Bode Miller warns about carbon monoxide poising after all three kids hospitalized

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

World Cup and Olympic ski champ Bode Miller has warned parents about the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning after his three young children were briefly hospitalized after being exposed to the odorless, invisible gas while work was being done on their house.Bode Miller and his wife Morgan both shared images on Instagram of their three youngest children in an emergency room, wearing oxygen masks, to reveal the “terrifying” medical ordeal that unfolded due to carbon monoxide emanating from a crane that had been operating in front of their home in Big Sky, Montana.“Two weeks ago, we had a crane at our house to remove our broken hot tub,” Morgan Miller began her post, which featured 3-year-old twins Asher and Aksel and 19-month-old daughter Scarlet in hospital beds while being tended to medical staff.Bode Miller's wife Morgan shares Instagram clip of her three kids on oxygen in hospital https://t.co/sSm9I3UqIs pic.twitter.com/Yyr4xd9hSN— Daily Mail US (@...

What songs will Taylor Swift play at her big concert tonight in Santa Clara?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

Spoiler alert!Don’t read any further if you want to be surprised by what Taylor Swift will perform during her two (beyond) sold-out concerts on July 28 and 29 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.But for those people who want to know what’s likely in store for them during these concerts, well, this is just the story for you.Here’s a look at what Swift has been performing on her blockbuster Eras Tour, which, we must point out, is no guarantee will be the same as what folks will hear at Levi’s. But, overall, she’s been really consistent on this tour.Related ArticlesMusic | Taylor Swift’s best album? Swifties chime in on what deserves No. 1 spot First off, she’s playing a MAMMOTH set, consisting of some 45 songs (or parts of songs) spanning her platinum-plus-selling discography.She’s been organizing the set by album (or era, if you will). Although, it’s interesting to note that she’s not moving chronologicall...

Michigan school shooter: ‘I want all of America to see the darkness in me’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

“I want all of America to see the darkness in me. I want to impact the world.”“I wonder what life in prison will be like.”“I want the world to remember me.”Those are just a few of several disturbing passages from Oxford High School mass shooter Ethan Crumbley’s journal, read in court by Detective Lt. Tim Willis of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office as the teenage killer’s Miller hearing got underway before Judge Kwame Rowe in Oakland County Circuit Court.At the hearing, expected to last through Friday and possibly beyond, is for the prosecution and defense teams to present evidence and arguments for and against a life sentence for Crumbley. A Miller hearing is required for anyone facing a life sentence who committed the crime before age 18. If Crumbley doesn’t receive a life sentence, the minimum term must be at least 25 years, according to state law.Crumbley, now 17, was a 15-year-old sophomore when he opened fire in the hallways at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021, killing fou...

Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’ hits 1 billion streams on Spotify 20 years after release

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

Britney Spears is now in the 1 billion streams club.The former teen pop idol just scored her first billion-streaming song on Spotify with 2003′s “Toxic.”The song joins other chart-toppers including Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” from 1987, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” from 2021 and Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” from last year.Spotify generally pays between $.003 and $.005 per stream, according to Business Insider. That means it can take more than 300 streams to earn just $1, while 1 billion streams can equal between $3 million and $5 million in royalties.Related ArticlesMusic | 2.3 magnitude: Taylor Swift fans cause record-breaking seismic activity during Seattle shows Music | For clergy abuse survivors, Sinead O’Connor’s protest on SNL that offended so many was brave and prophetic Music | Randy Meisner dies at 77; Eagles co-founder sang ‘Take It to the Limit’ Music | Who gets Bubbles? Sofia ...

PGA Tour 3M Open Par Scores, 1st-Ld Writethru

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

FridayAt TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, Minn.Purse: $7.8 millionYardage: 7,431; Par: 71a-amateurCompletion of First RoundLee Hodges 31-32_63   -8Hideki Matsuyama 32-32_64   -7Brandt Snedeker 31-33_64   -7Tyler Duncan 31-33_64   -7Kevin Streelman 31-33_64   -7Justin Suh 32-33_65   -6Nick Hardy 32-33_65   -6Emilio Grillo 32-33_65   -6Billy Horschel 34-32_66   -5Tony Finau 36-30_66   -5Adam Svensson 32-34_66   -5Vincent Norman 33-33_66   -5Doc Redman 33-33_66   -5Callum Tarren 33-33_66   -5Augusto Nunez 33-33_66   -5J.J. Spaun 35-31_66   -5J.T....

PGA Tour 3M Open Scores, 1st-Ld Writethru

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

FridayAt TPC Twin CitiesBlaine, Minn.Purse: $7.8 millionYardage: 7,431; Par: 71a-amateurCompletion of First RoundLee Hodges 31-32_63Hideki Matsuyama 32-32_64Brandt Snedeker 31-33_64Tyler Duncan 31-33_64Kevin Streelman 31-33_64Justin Suh 32-33_65Nick Hardy 32-33_65Emilio Grillo 32-33_65Billy Horschel 34-32_66Tony Finau 36-30_66Adam Svensson 32-34_66Vincent Norman 33-33_66Doc Redman 33-33_66Callum Tarren 33-33_66Augusto Nunez 33-33_66J.J. Spaun 35-31_66J.T. Poston 32-34_66Trevor Cone ...

Cuatro migrantes hondureños, entre ellos dos menores, mueren en accidente vial en el sudeste de México

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

(CNN Español) — Al menos cuatro migrantes hondureños, entre ellos dos menores de edad, fallecieron este jueves en el estado de Tabasco, en el sudeste de México, luego de que el vehículo en el que viajaban chocó con un árbol, dijo a CNN el cónsul de Honduras en ese país, Héctor Amador.El diplomático señaló que las causas del accidente están bajo investigación, aunque la principal hipótesis que se maneja es que fue por conducción con exceso de velocidad.En el incidente del vehículo en el que se trasladaban al menos 20 personas, Amador indicó que también resultaron heridos seis hondureños, quienes están recibiendo asistencia médica en un centro hospitalario de Tenosique, en Tabasco.Según Amador, el gobierno de México se ha comprometido a regularizar el estatus migratorio de los hondureños que resultaron heridos y que están fuera de peligro, según dictámenes médicos proporcionados al cónsul.En cuanto a los fallecidos, el diplomático agregó que ya se comenzó a localizar a los famil...

Friday could be DC’s hottest day in years as heat wave bakes region

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:13:46 GMT

Dangerous heat is lingering over the District as a heatwave that began Wednesday drives temperatures ever closer to 100 degrees. If reported highs crest into the triple digits, it will be the first for the region since 2016.The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Warning across the D.C. region from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, predicting extreme heat and humidity that can significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses.“When it comes to weather-related fatalities, heat is the No. 1 killer, more than lightning, more than floods, more than tornadoes and hurricanes,” 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson said.The weather service advised people to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room and check up on relatives and neighbors. If possible, the weather service encouraged people to move outdoor activities indoors until the early morning or late evening, when it won’t be as hot.“We want folks, really, to he...